Legal Opinion
City of Bothell v. Gutschmidt
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 24, 1995No. 35580-5-IPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
We granted Everett Gutschmidt’s motion for discretionary review of a RALJ decision reversing a district court ruling invalidating the City of Bothell’s DWI ordinance. The district court found Bothell’s ordinance void because the city clerk (clerk) did not authenticate, record, and file with the adopting ordinance the required copies of the Washington Model Traffic Ordinance (MTO).
Procedural History
Bothell filed DWI charges against Gutschmidt and commenced prosecution under the city ordinance that adopted portions of the MTO by reference. On December 16, 1993, the district court dismissed the…
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